Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Provo

* The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration and later paralysis. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used.

* Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern...

It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter. The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others.

It is used to treat conditions caused by an 'overload' of toxins, such as throat and other infections, boils, rashes and other skin problems. It has large, alternating, cordiform leaves that have a long petiole and are pubescent on the underside.

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

* The parsnip was first officially described by Carolus Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. In Europe, various subspecies have been named based on characteristics such as the hairiness of the leaves, the extent to which the stems are angled or...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

* It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use. * The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats.

* Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use.

The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies.

It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. It has deep lobed green leaves that are very sweet and tender. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring...

* This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain. The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

* Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon. Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon...

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

* Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c.

* Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which climb, with the help of coiling, branched tendrils, over shrubs and fences or trail across the ground.

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

* A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. * The wild carrot, when freshly cut, will draw or change color depending on the color...

* As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area.

Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. Best in part shade. * Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

* Yellow flowers of daisy form, to 4" across, from July to September; leaves to 2'; dried roots sometimes used medicinally; native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in the U.S. * Elecampane has a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands.